Maine Road trip
Mar 28, 2018 16:31:01 #
Ednsb
Loc: Santa Barbara
Going to be in Maine for holiday in late July , early August. Other than the obvious (Arcada N.P.) what shouldn’t I miss?
Mar 28, 2018 16:42:28 #
We take the scenic route (US 1) through all of the coastal towns; Fort Knox is neat and the Penobscott Narrows bridge (has a tower you can go up) in Prospect (near Bucksport), Maine.
Mar 28, 2018 16:43:13 #
Photographically or otherwise? Photographically I'd say the Portland Head light house. Otherwise, the lobster :).
Mar 28, 2018 16:46:18 #
Mar 28, 2018 17:37:01 #
Are you interested in doing a little hiking, (backpacking really) Baxter State Park also known as the end of the Application Train, or Mount Katahdin is an incredible photo op.
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Mar 28, 2018 17:51:21 #
Portland Head Light, the Nubble Light, Acadia NP including the wilder and less crowded Schoodic section, Lubec and Quoddy Head with its great lighthouse. I echo the suggestion about Baxter State Park/Mt. Katahdin. I don't do backpacking anymore but still had a great time on shorter hikes. A puffin cruise if you're interested in those adorable birds, there are several companies along the coast.
Mar 28, 2018 18:40:01 #
Chefneil wrote:
Perhaps better known as the Appalachian Trail? ...the end of the Application Train
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Don't you love auto-correct?!http://www.appalachiantrail.org/
Ed, you might want to skip the obvious (Acadia National Park) because it will be crawling with tourists + you live in a very pretty coastal area. If the Great North Woods sounds interesting, definitely check out Baxter State Park. You just have to be aware of moose in the roads at dusk and dawn + wear lots and lots of bug spray
Mar 28, 2018 19:53:02 #
In 2015 we took some time in Maine to wander. One of the more memorable things was to take a Steven King tour in Bangor. Don’t know if that is still going, but it was great for photography.
Mar 28, 2018 21:22:43 #
A little inland is a town called Schowhagen. Very picturesque with river, falls and a really cool mill.
Mar 28, 2018 21:24:36 #
Ednsb wrote:
Going to be in Maine for holiday in late July , early August. Other than the obvious (Arcada N.P.) what shouldn’t I miss?
One of the things unique to Maine {in the US} is their "two foot" railroads; in the US, rails are normally 4'-8-1/2" apart; on a "two foot" railroad, the rails are 2' apart. The best restored of these is probably the one in Wiscasset ME.
full disclosure: when we lived in Mass, I drove up to Wiscasset several times as a volunteer member of the track crew extending their line; I learned a lot about traditional manual track laying.
Mar 28, 2018 22:35:09 #
Mar 29, 2018 06:03:13 #
If you can, come in from the New Hampshire side and go to the Rangeley Lakes area in Maine's western mountains. The view of Mooselookmeguntic Lake from Height of Land on Route 17 is spectacular.
Mar 29, 2018 06:13:38 #
Ednsb wrote:
Going to be in Maine for holiday in late July , early August. Other than the obvious (Arcada N.P.) what shouldn’t I miss?
What you will not miss is the traffic. A drive along the coast. Many opportunities.
Mar 29, 2018 07:07:58 #
steve49
Loc: massachusetts
Monhegan Island is a great little artist colony that is a short boat ride away...
interesting piece of old Maine.
worth a visit for the colony and the outer coastline.
interesting piece of old Maine.
worth a visit for the colony and the outer coastline.
Mar 29, 2018 07:25:12 #
Depending upon your interest, there are a number of towns that really do not cater to tourists; they are more working lobstering towns that are a real throwback to an earlier era, in many ways. Not necessarily pretty, but very visually interesting, none-the-less.
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